We've been home for a few days now, getting over the jet lag. Both Dave and Jody came home with some sort of intestinal flu that seems to be persistent. Observations Cambodians are kind, gentle people, as are the Thai's. I thoroughly enjoyed Cambodia and would recommend it to others. Locals still appreciate the tourist dollar, your money goes farther and there are some interesting sights to see. Food was also good. Religion in Cambodia is 60% Buddhist, 35%...

it wasn't hard to collect photos for this subject. It seems if there's something that's so dangerous that a mistake could result in death, there will be people who will try it anyhow. Exhibit 1 I think we've already talked about this woman, but she would have won second place if I would have taken a photo, so she deserves a place in the spotlight.There was a family of Koreans taking photographs. They thought it would be a good idea if Mom (who, by our best esti...

Texas license plates: Most likely to drive at warp speed. California license plates: complete idiots. Most unpredictable with the worst driving habits. Most likely to stop in the middle of the road, leave the drivers door wide open and get out to take some photos. Utah license plates: Most likely to have a vehicle full of baby car seats.Mexicans: allow their kids to run wild, even in dangerous situations. Win the obnoxious tourist award.Americans: when they have ...

Went to Jody's on Monday afternoon. She's working on reupholstering some chairs to go with her new table. She got frustrated trying to pick the staples out with a little screwdriver so we went to Home Depot to pick up a staple remover and a few other supplies while we were there. I got a mirror hung in her entryway as well as a coat hook. Tuesday we went to Burnaby and spent the night at Dave's folks' place. Dave and his Mom cooked a nice dinner.Wednesday we...

Arrived in Qualicum Beach Thursday. Was a beautiful ferry ride over. The sun was shining and the water was like glass. It takes 2 hours to cross from Tsawwassen to Duke Point in Nanaimo. For some reason, the gps insisted on running a simulation program and we could not get a signal on the iPad or the cell phone, so we got lost. We eventually figured it out and the gps eventually recovered. We were invited to use Sensei Reiner's kayaks to go kayaking on Friday Fr...